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41:Wheeler-Schebler Carburetor Company
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239:Dario Resta
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219:Rene Thomas
197:Harry Hartz
152:Ray Harroun
110:Leigh Lynch
518:BorgWarner
502:Categories
437:References
427:Fred Frame
347:Pete Kreis
337:Dave Lewis
385:Ray Keech
79:Starting
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115:Jackson
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